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I like mine a lot, I've been building computers since way back when you could start buying components and I think only 1 case company existed. That said, building in this wasn't easy and wasn't a fun kind of challenge. Between my builds and ones I did for neighbors, friends and customers. I've probably built in 200 cases. This one required me to read the manual, like really read it. Getting 1 of the side panels had a random screw that made me almost want to throw it out the window before I even started the build. Cable management sucks and is a nightmare, my Evga ATX PSU was literally like a hair too long so I had to fiddle with the shroud, my thermals are really good, but I don't have a video card in it yet and I know I'll be limited there. If you're the type who needs to plug and unplug shit from the rear IO this is one of the worst cases ever. You have to remove multiple screws and take 2 panels off to get to the ports. And if you don't route your USB/HDMI cables just right they'll scrape again the fan blades. I use the front USB so that doesn't matter to me. But the few times I've had to get to the rear IO it was a hassle. This is a terrible design, but looks super clean when you get it dialed in. This is a super well-built case, one of the best build cases I've ever owned. The machining and fit and finish absolutely make it feel like it's worth the price. I mean the original price. At $50 there's nothing even remotely close to as nice. But it's not practical at all being the biggest ITX case that'll probably ever exist. Like big for no reason, but I love the aesthetics, and it was the best Asus case for my all ROG build. Which isn't saying much since ASUS doesn't really do cases lol. Oh and I think it's the 1st case I've built in where the window's on the right side, which still throws me off. The original price was absolute madness, I bought it Dec 2022, when Asus had marked it down from $279 to $149. So I thought I was getting the deal of all deals, but now it's $50 lol. If you have patients, don't need to move the case around and don't need access to the rear IO. You won't find anything with this build quality for anywhere close to the price. It feels worlds better than the Corsair I had, I don't remember the model. But it was a $150'ish one. That felt like knockoff junk compared to this. Would I recommend this case? For $50, if you can deal with all the quirks, sure why not? Or better yet, look elsewhere and don't be like me and do a silly themed build. But IMHO this + ASUS ROG Strix Z690-I + ROG Ryujin 240 AIO looks really slick. And the thermals are great my 13500k never gets above 95f. More on reddit.com

Oh wow, this is AWESOME! Big fan of the Z11 myself, haven't built in one yet, but definitely want to at some point. Thank you for using our cables as well, greatly appreciate your support! More on reddit.com

It is an odd case. I have not built with it, so I am just looking it at.

It looks like you really only have one 240cm rad option and a 120 at the bottom. Logically. You could use the 120 at the bottom for the CPU and the 240 on the rear/side for the GPU, but that mya not be so easy to route and would certainly look messy.

My preference would be to stand it that way up, and I would just use an AIO for the CPU to the rear with 240 rad, with fans as intake. Then air cool the GPU with bottom fan as intake and top two fans as outtake. The bottom fan is convienetly place right below the GPU, so I would look for it to drive fresh air up and over the GPU and out the top.

I think a full custom loop would look overly crowded and messy.

But just my thoughts looking at the specifications. Let us know how you get on.

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